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After building the largest global network of tech founders, Jonathan Nelson took on the problem all founders face: funding. The Hack Fund platform uses blockchain technology to provide accelerated liquidity to investors and will transform access to capital in emerging markets.
- 6:30 How to Raise $5 Million: "I don't know man, I'm a nurse!" Jonathan shares the journey of balancing nursing night shifts, coding, and running Hackers and Founders events.
- 14:00 Choosing Companies in Emerging Markets In Central America, the likelihood of a company going public or selling to Google is slim. How can a blockchain fund incentivize investors, and help them to select great companies?
- 21:30 Thousands of Beers and Founder Struggles "Apparently not a lot of people have had beers with thousands of entrepreneurs." Once he was invited to an Small and Emerging Companies committee, Jonathan knew "We're gonna end up solving poverty in emerging markets."
- 29:30 Investment to Solve the Global Goals One micro VC fund in Latin America grows the market by 10% per year. Hack Fund can transform a continent's economy by investing with local profitable companies.
- 45:00 Technology to Solve the Global Goals Each new technology job creates a ripple effect of economic growth in an emerging market. See how this blockchain platform addresses root problems to address the Global Goals.
For Jonathan, the Hack Fund is the first of many projects to ultimately feed and clothe the impoverished kids in his home town in Honduras. Listen to this episode to find out how he answers, "How do we fix poverty? And to do that, how do we fix capitalism and make it a bit more collaborative?"
